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Campus Receives a $1.7 million Design Incentive from PG&E

June 3, 2021
The Merced 2020 Project continues to be an energizing social infrastructure for UC Merced and has brought the campus numerous awards and honors. In May, the university received another — a $1.7 million design incentive from PG&E, the most significant amount given by the company this...

Men's Soccer Staff Voted Best in the West Region

June 1, 2021

Five Bobcats Garner End of the Year Awards

June 1, 2021

'Solar Canals' Could Save 63 Billion Gallons of Water

June 1, 2021

Professor Hestir Turns NASA Technology Toward Earth’s Biodiversity

June 1, 2021
Half a world away from California’s Central Valley is a place with similar climate but an unparalleled diversity of plants, marine animals and ecosystems. From deserts to shrubland to montane forests, the diversity of life in South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR) is the...

Annual Faculty Agency Trip Is Held Virtually

May 28, 2021
Every year, the Office of Research Development (ORD) a unit within the Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) facilitates a Faculty Agency Trip to Washington, D.C. The trips consist of one-on-one meetings with agency program personnel. Faculty discuss their research concepts and...

Smokers Light Up More Cigarettes Following California COVID-19 Lockdown Order, Study Finds

May 27, 2021
The fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has been felt around the world. COVID-19's grip has affected people's mental health and sense of what was once normal, prompting them to turn to new and familiar behaviors to help cope. According to a new study published in the International...

Improved Molecular Tool Deepens Study of Gene-Cell Interaction

May 26, 2021
A group of researchers harnessing the power of light to control gene expression has dramatically improved its method, optimizing speed and precision, and opening new research avenues for scientists who employ optogenetics — the use of light and genetic engineering to control cells. A new...

Prusela Phillips and Tushar Narayan Endow 15th Alumni Scholarship

May 26, 2021
As part of their commitment to advancing educational opportunities for students and giving back to their alma maters, Kyoki Prusela Phillips, ’14, and Tushar Narayan have established the Phillips Narayan Scholarship Endowment at UC Merced. The new scholarship will support promising...

Cal/OSHA Proposes Hefty Fines Tied to COVID-19 Outbreaks

May 25, 2021

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